Doctrinal Statement

We Affirm our Belief in one God, infinite Spirit, Creator, and Sustainer of all Things

Doctrinal Statement

 

  1. We believe in the verbal inspiration, inerrancy, and plenary authority of both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible (II Timothy 3:16-17).
  2. We believe in the triune God (the Trinity): Father (Genesis 1:1); Son (John 1:1-3, 14 & 10:30); Holy Spirit (John 4:24; Matthew 28:19).
  3. We believe in the virgin birth and the deity of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:34-35; Colossians 2:9).
  4. We believe the Holy Spirit is the Divine Person who convicts the world of sin, and regenerates, seals, indwells, enlightens, and guides the believer. (John 16:7-8; I Corinthians 3:16).
  5. We believe in the death, burial, bodily resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and His Lordship ( Acts 2:32; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Philippians 2:9-11).
  6. We believe in the personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ and the bodily resurrection of humanity (Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11-15).
  7. We believe in the depravity of all humanity and their lost condition by nature (Romans 3:19, 23).
  8. We believe in the shed blood of Jesus Christ as the only atonement for sins (Romans 3:25; Hebrews 9:22).
  9. We believe humanity can only be justified before God by grace alone, through faith alone, in the finished work of Jesus Christ alone (Acts 13:38-39; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
  10. We believe in the eternal, conscious punishment of all unsaved humanity. (Rev. 20:11-15)
  11. We believe those who receive Jesus Christ as Savior have full assurance of their salvation based on the promises of Scripture (John 10:28-29, Romans 5:9-10, Ephesians 4:30).
  12. We believe all true believers in Jesus Christ are members of the body of Christ, the Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13).
  13. We believe all believers are called into a life of personal holiness, including separation from sinful practices. (James 4:4; Romans 12:1-2; 1 John 2:15-17; 1 Peter 1:15-16).
  14. We believe in the personality of Satan (Job 1:6-7).
  15. We believe followers of Christ are commissioned to make disciples through the proclamation of the Gospel by deed and word to all the world (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8).
  16. We believe that marriage has been instituted and ordained by God, and that marriage is defined as the exclusive covenantal union of one male and one female in which such union is a lifetime commitment. (Matt. 19:4-6) We believe that same sex relationships which are romantically expressed are unacceptable according to the teaching of Scripture. Any sexual activity outside the confines of Biblical marriage is unacceptable. (Gen. 2:23-24)
  17. We recognize that there are people who experience gender dysphoria.  The truths we affirm on this subject are that God has immutably created each person as either male or female in His image (Gen. 1:27) and that the differentiation of the sexes, male and female, is part of the divine image in the human race (Gen. 1:27).